Antique Treen 19th Century Coconut and Shark's Vertebrae Ladle

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Object Description

A most unusual ‘sailor’s made’ coconut and shark’s vertebrae ladle, having a rounded bowl with an incised top line, that is attached to a turned wood spindle handle, which is encased within a shark’s bone vertebrae. It has a rounded and tapered horn end and has a good patination and colour.

probably English

Object Details

  • dimensions
    x D:11 in. (28 cm.) inches
  • year
    Circa 1820
  • diameter
    3 in. (7.5 cm.) inches

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